The first years of a child’s life not only take a lot of effort and time from parents, but also, as a rule, deprive one of them of the opportunity to lead labor activity, and therefore receive income. But the state, showing concern for the new generation, provides financial support to those parents who are forced to temporarily give up work. In this article we will tell you about benefits for non-working parents in 2020, and consider the procedure for applying for and receiving them.

For example, a non-working parent who cares for a child up to a certain age is paid an appropriate allowance. Moreover, he receives it regardless of whether he worked until that moment or not. The only difference is that in the first case the average earnings will be calculated, and in the second the benefit will be equal to the minimum amount of social security.

Who is eligible for benefits?

Benefits for citizens with children, including the unemployed, are regulated by the federal law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995. Child benefits in the form of social security are provided to the following non-working parents:

• dismissed due to the liquidation of a company or individual entrepreneur and recognized as unemployed, within 12 months after dismissal until the birth of a child;
• dismissed due to liquidation of a company or individual entrepreneur while on maternity leave;
• unemployed and students.

Benefits for non-working parents

Let's look at the types of payments in the table:

Procedure for applying for benefits for non-working parents

In order to apply for child care benefits for a non-working person, you must first decide which body you need to contact. You can submit documents by contacting one of three authorities:

• MFC (in person);
• Government services portal (via website);
• Ministry of Social Development of the Population (personal).

For those women who find themselves unemployed as a result of the liquidation of a company, they do not have the opportunity to contact their employer for due payments. Especially for this case, there is a regulation (approved by Order No. 653n dated September 22, 2014), on the basis of which you can apply for payments directly to the Social Insurance Fund in which the employer was a member before the liquidation of the organization. Read also the article: → "".

Submit the required list of documents to the government agency. When applying for payments, unemployed citizens will need to provide the following list of documents:

After submitting the application, you must wait no more than 1 month for a decision on payment of benefits.

Ways to receive payment

Non-working parents can receive the intended payments in one of two ways:

• transfer to the personal bank account specified in the application;
• by postal order, for receipt at Russian Post.

Calculation of child care benefits in the Social Insurance Fund

When they apply for maternity benefits not to the employer, but directly to the Social Insurance Fund, for example, as in the case of liquidation of an enterprise, social insurance makes the calculation independently. The calculation procedure used is the same as in organizations. Read also the article: → "".

The calculation formula is as follows:

EPR = SDZ x 30.4 x 40%,

• where EPR is the amount of monthly child care benefit for children up to 1.5 years old;
• SDZ - average daily salary for the last 24 months, before leaving for maternity leave.

Example 1. Petrova O.P. was on maternity leave. At this time, the company was liquidated, and the employer could not be found. Salary for the last 2 years amounted to 650,000 in 2015 and 690,000 in 2016. To assign child care benefits, Petrova contacted the FSS, providing everything Required documents. Based on these data, the FSS calculated the benefits:

• SDZ = 1,340,000 / 731 days for 2 years (if there are no deductible periods) = 1,833.10 rubles.
• EPR = 1,833.10 x 30.4 x 40% = 22,290.50 rubles.

Refusal to pay benefits

In some cases, unemployed citizens may be denied benefits, for example:

• The applicant provided an incomplete package of documents;
• The applicant does not have the right to assign benefits;
• Inconsistencies were identified in the documents provided by the applicant;
• The applicant knowingly provided false information;
• The child is completely supported by the state;
• Deprivation parental rights;
• Applying for payment after the due date.

Pension for non-working parents

Let's consider cases when parents are paid a pension for caring for a child, or more precisely for a disabled child. The child’s natural parents, as well as guardians or trustees caring for a disabled child, cannot work during this period and receive income. But they have the right to count on appropriate payments from the state in the amount of:

• 5,500 rubles – to one of the child’s natural parents or guardian;
• 1200 rubles – to another person providing care.

In order to receive such a pension, you must contact Pension Fund, which pays a pension to a disabled child.

In addition to the application, one of the parents or guardian needs to confirm the fact of the child’s disability, as well as the fact of their own ability to work and the status of the unemployed. Together with a pension for a disabled child, in the same way. Read also the article: → "".

Legislative basis for registration

Answers to common questions

Question No. 1.“I am an entrepreneur and pay pension contributions annually for myself, am I entitled to receive a pension to care for my son, who is disabled.”

Unfortunately no. An individual entrepreneur refers to the self-employed population, that is, the employed. Even if you do not have income from business activities, you do not have the right to receive this payment. To do this, you will have to close the IP.

Question No. 2.“If I haven’t worked for the last two years, and now I found out that I’m pregnant. Will I be able to receive maternity benefits?

You can't. This type of benefit is paid to employed women, or to certain categories of women, such as those dismissed due to the liquidation of an organization, etc. (Law No. 81-FZ). If you did not work, then you have no right to payment. Maternity benefits are paid by the employer and represent a kind of sick leave. In exceptional cases (for example, during the liquidation of a company, when an employer cannot be found), the Social Insurance Fund pays it. But you have a way out. Even if during pregnancy you get a job, even for a short period of time, you will be able to exercise your right to this benefit.

Question No. 3.“My daughter is on maternity leave for up to 1.5 years. She is pregnant with her second child and goes to work to then receive maternity benefits. Can I apply for child care benefits if I am a grandmother and do not work?

You can. But you will have to prove that you are the one caring for this child.

Question No. 4.“Are there additional payments in the regions for non-working parents?”

Exist. In some regions, for example, it is provided additional payment a non-working parent caring for a disabled child.

Many unemployed expectant mothers are concerned about the question: what payments are due to unemployed pregnant women? After all, expecting a child is always accompanied by serious financial expenses.

Maternity benefits for the unemployed

Maternity benefits are generally intended only for working women and are not paid to unemployed women. Those who quit during pregnancy are also not entitled to maternity leave. To receive maternity benefits, three conditions must be simultaneously met: the woman must be officially employed (according to employment contract), be registered at the antenatal clinic and have a certificate of incapacity for work. What is the reason for this situation? The fact is that for each of its employees, the employer makes monthly insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund in the amount of 2.9% of the salary. In the future, when an insured event occurs, the fund compensates for the costs incurred and pays the employee a benefit. Insured events include loss of ability to work due to illness or pregnancy and childbirth.

Unemployed women do not make any contributions to the Social Insurance Fund. They cannot, as entrepreneurs, voluntarily register with the fund and pay contributions for themselves. Therefore, unemployed women are not entitled to maternity benefits, even in the state-guaranteed amount, which is a multiple of the minimum wage (RUB 5,965 in 2015). For the same reason, maternity benefits are not provided to a pregnant woman working informally, or under a civil contract (unless it stipulates the customer’s obligation to insure the woman).

And if a woman receives a “gray” salary (in an envelope), she will receive a smaller amount than with official earnings. Other working family members do not have the right to apply for maternity leave for themselves, but they can receive other payments after the birth of the child. However, certain categories of pregnant women are given the right to receive maternity benefits for the unemployed. In this case, it is paid in fixed amount, and is not calculated based on the average salary.

The benefit can be received by:

• expectant mothers who are studying full-time at an educational institution;
• unemployed women dismissed due to reduction or liquidation of the employer (this rule does not apply to those who quit of their own free will);
• Individual entrepreneurs who have ceased business activities.

Dismissed women must be registered with the employment center. Before maternity leave begins, they can receive unemployment benefits. Funds are paid from USZN funds, or educational institution in the amount of 543.67 rubles. per month. The indicated amount is several times less than the minimum maternity allowance.

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The procedure for paying maternity benefits to non-working women

For registration state aid a woman needs to contact the educational institution where she is receiving her education, or the regional social security department (for those who have lost their jobs). To receive money to the accounting department of a university (college or vocational school) the following is provided:

• application for benefits;
• sick leave from a medical institution (please note that all fields in it are filled out correctly);
• certificate of previous registration from Women's consultation according to the established form (from the Women's Consultation);
• employment history;
• a certificate from the Employment Service confirming that the pregnant woman is registered as unemployed.

The decision on granting benefits and its payment is made within 10 days from the date of submission of the application. You can apply for money any day after receiving maternity leave, but no later than six months after the expiration of the sick leave.

It is worth considering that if some areas of state support are not available to unemployed pregnant women, then after the birth of a child they can receive all payments, just like employed women.

1. A one-time benefit for the birth of a child, which is subject to annual indexation (in the amount of 14,497.8 rubles in 2015), can be issued by an employed husband.
2. Monthly childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old (it is paid to the unemployed in the minimum amount - 2,718.34 rubles for the first child or double the amount for the second and subsequent ones), which is calculated on the basis of the minimum wage for the current year.

To receive benefits, you must contact Social Security, or you can complete all documents at the MFC. In addition, regardless of the presence or absence of work, the mother is entitled Maternal capital at the birth of a second child (RUB 453,026 in 2015). It is issued at the regional branch of the Pension Fund. Unemployed women lose the right to another benefit from the state, which is provided for early production for registration (up to 12 weeks of pregnancy). It is subject to annual indexation and in 2015 it was 543 rubles. 67 kopecks. However, female students can apply for this type of government assistance and receive money in the amount of one scholarship. Also, the young mother will not receive compensation in the amount of 50 rubles per month for up to three years. But not every working woman applies for it. After all, in order to get this very small amount of money, you need to collect an impressive package of documents.

The upcoming birth of a baby is a joyful event in the life of every woman, but at the same time it is also very troublesome, since it is associated with a large number of expenses associated with purchases for the child.

Women who have a permanent job with a good salary, from which the necessary contributions to the Social Insurance Fund are deducted, do not have to fear for their future, since they are assigned 100% of earnings.

It is much more difficult for women who do not work anywhere or work without formalizing their relationship with the employer.

Legislative framework of the issue

Legal regulation of payments to unemployed women is carried out in accordance with the Federal Law “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children.”

In accordance with this legal norm, the obligation to pay benefits is borne by the state from budget money. Overall size Subventions are determined in proportion to the number of women without employment.

The Government of the Russian Federation plans upcoming expenses, taking into account the information provided by the constituent entities of the federation, and sends them the required amount of funds. Information on amounts cash payments should come from the lower level, which are antenatal clinics, where a woman is registered from the first days of pregnancy. State services in the field of labor and social relations must process the received data and send it to the Government to formulate a budget for future periods.

Incoming funds are credited to social security authorities, which are entrusted with the functions of distributing benefits. Funding is targeted and cannot be used for other needs.

List and amount of benefits for non-working mothers

Unemployed women who are expecting a child or have already given birth must decide what type of benefit they intend to receive: for child care or in connection with the assignment of unemployed status. Receiving both at the same time is not permitted.

Let's consider government payments for pregnancy and childbirth, regulated by state regulations for non-working women, depending on the specific situation:

Women who didn't work at all cannot qualify for maternity leave for pregnancy and childbirth;

They can only count on lump sum allowance upon registration in the residential complex, one-time state support for the appearance of an heir and monthly assistance for child care up to 1.5 years. The amount of these payments remained the same.

Registration procedure

All payments to unemployed women are made through social protection system.

To receive funds, you will need to provide the following, depending on your membership in a certain category of unemployed: documentation:

Legislation deadlines have been set, to which a woman has the right to apply for maternity benefit– until the child is 6 months old. But, as a rule, future mom submits an application before the birth of the child, in the 30th week of pregnancy.

The OSZN, having received an application for benefits, must issue a corresponding order within 10 days and notify the woman in labor about it.

Benefits for women registered with the Employment Center

Women who were fired and at the same time registered with the regional employment center are entitled to state material support.

If pregnancy occurs when the expectant mother is already registered as unemployed, she will receive an amount equal to:

• 75% of wages – first three months;
• 60% - next 3 months.

As a person without employment, a woman has the right to count on assistance in the amount of 1500 to 8000 rubles.

Until the newborn turns 1.5 years old, his mother will receive all types of payments regulated by law. Then she will need to register again and continue looking for work.

State assistance to unemployed single mothers

Women who are unmarried and independently raising a child (born or adopted) have the right additionally In addition to the payments that any woman is entitled to, receive assistance in the form of:

In accordance with the Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On state benefits for persons with children” targeted assistance single moms assigned to the subjects of the country.

Depending on the region carried out:

• payment of benefits until the age of 3 years;
• benefits are also paid once a month until the child turns 16;
• When a child is studying full-time at an educational institution, payments can be accrued up to 23 years of age.

The amount of payments to pregnant women depends on whether they have a permanent paid job; unfortunately, employment issues are classified as problems, since most women of childbearing age after studying at the institute cannot find a job or are forced to work without an official entry in the work book.

On the other hand, the state seeks to stimulate working women in this way and at the same time provides support to those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

The specifics of making these payments for unemployed mothers are outlined in the following video:

Last update 11/15/2019

All accruals and payments of benefits for pregnant women are regulated by Federal Law No. FZ-No. 255 of December 29, 2006. “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity”, it spells out the minimum and maximum dimensions benefits. Every year, payments that depend on the minimum wage are indexed. In addition to benefits, pregnant women also have certain labor benefits.

Benefits for pregnant women

All benefits are paid within 10 days from the date the documents are provided to the employer.

If a pregnant woman, after reaching the 30th week of pregnancy, intends to continue working and not go on vacation, then she will not be paid benefits, since it is impossible to receive both wages and benefits at the same time.

Maximum insurance base

If the earnings of the billing period were calculated based on actual earnings, then the formula is used to calculate the average daily earnings:

Earnings in the billing period / Quantity calendar days in the billing period (less days excluded from it)

The following periods are excluded from the calculation:

• temporary disability;
• maternity leave;
• maternity leave;
• exemption from work with full or partial retention of salary (provided that insurance contributions to the Federal Social Insurance Fund of Russia were not charged on the retained salary).

For women working part-time, the same calculation procedure is used.

Limit amount of maternity benefit

If at the time of maternity leave seniority employee for more than 6 months, the benefit is equal to 100% of earnings. If it is less than 6 months, then it cannot exceed the minimum wage per month.

In 2019, the minimum wage is 11,280 rubles, in 2020 it will be 12,130 rubles.

In this case, the maximum amount of daily benefit is calculated using the formula:

1 minimum wage × regional coefficient / Number of calendar days in each month of maternity leave

Labor benefits

An employer does not have the right to fire or lay off a woman during pregnancy and maternity leave. An exception is the liquidation of the organization and termination of activities by the employer (closure of the individual entrepreneur).

If there is a medical report and a personal statement, a pregnant woman has the right to demand:

• reduce production and maintenance standards or transfer her to a job that excludes harmful and dangerous working conditions while maintaining the average earnings for her previous job (Article 254 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• do not send her on business trips, do not involve her in overtime work and work at night, on weekends and holidays(Article 96, Article 99 and Article 259 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• do not involve her in performing work on a rotational basis (Article 298 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• establish part-time working hours (Article 93 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• maintain average earnings during a dispensary examination (Article 254 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• regardless of experience, provide another vacation before the expiration of six months from the start of work (Article 122 and Article 260 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation);
• do not recall from vacation (Article 125 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

By agreement of the parties, it is possible to change the employee’s work schedule based on her personal written application and before providing a medical report.

Payments to working women after childbirth

On maternity leave for up to one and a half years, a working woman receives monthly allowance. The amount of the payment is 40% of her salary for the two previous years. If a woman wants to go to work early, this benefit will also be stopped. But if she works part-time, she has the right to receive both wages and child benefits.

The government is currently discussing the issue of giving parents the right to choose: when to pay child care benefits, stretch the amount over three years, or pay all the money at once. The bill with amendments should be submitted by the end of this year.

Calculation of child care benefits

To calculate the benefit you need to determine:

• billing period;
• earnings for the billing period;
• your average daily earnings;
• average earnings for a calendar month;
• 40% of average earnings;

The total benefit amount is calculated using the formula:

Average monthly earnings × 40%

If the benefit amount is less than the minimum limit, then the benefit will be paid in the minimum amount (1 minimum wage × 40%).

Allowance for second and subsequent children

If an employee simultaneously cares for several children, then she will be assigned an allowance for each child, and:

• The amount of the benefit should not exceed 100% of monthly earnings;
• Not be less than the amount minimum sizes benefits for each child.

If the summed benefit does not meet these two criteria simultaneously, then the woman will be paid the minimum benefit amount, even if it exceeds 100% of average earnings.

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Hello, Alena! We cannot advise you here, since we do not know how dangerous your work is for the child. If we assume that the job is completely safe, then we do not recommend quitting, then you will lose the right to maternity benefits - 55,830 rubles. Regardless

To go on maternity leave and receive the corresponding benefits, a woman must work officially. The employer makes mandatory contributions to Social Security. In this case, a working woman goes on maternity leave, the basis for which will be a standard sick leave certificate. Another name for this document is a certificate of incapacity for work. We will tell you in this article how you can receive maternity benefits for non-working mothers.

Despite the situation with official employment, some pregnant women may still qualify for maternity benefits, even if they do not work at all and cannot count on insurance contributions. Unlike working expectant mothers, payments to unemployed expectant mothers will not be made gradually, but at one time. True, the money is transferred from completely different sources.

What categories of unemployed women are entitled to maternity benefits?

Maternity benefits for a non-working mother can be received by:

• women who are not officially employed;
• women in public service;
• full-time students of colleges and universities.

Officially, women are considered unemployed if they are recognized as such after layoffs or layoffs, when the latter is associated with the liquidation of the employer's organization. As for those who are in the civil service, the military, customs officers and other contract workers fall under this category. About female students - everything is clear and without explanation, the only thing that should be mentioned is that benefits will be paid to graduate students.

Each category of women has the right to count on full payment for maternity leave - from its beginning to its end. By law, the duration can be 70 days before childbirth and 70 after it, if there were no complications during childbirth. Unfortunately, complications still sometimes occur. In this case, after childbirth maternity payments are produced not in 70 days, but in 86 (156 days in total). When a woman is pregnant with several children at once, she will receive benefits for 194 days. This period is divided into 84 days before birth and 110 days after birth.

Separately, it is worth mentioning about unemployed expectant mothers who live in areas contaminated after the accidents at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and Mayak. Such women are sent on maternity leave 20 days earlier than expected. That is, the prenatal period is paid for 90 days.

If a woman has never worked or been in the civil service, that is, she has been involved in housework, alas, she cannot count on payment. The same applies to those who worked unofficially before pregnancy. Expectant mothers who left work of their own free will and correspondence students similarly cannot apply for BiR benefits,

B&R benefits for unemployed women who were fired after the liquidation of the organization

Payment of maternity benefits to unemployed women for the reason stated in the title is mandatory. The state assumes responsibility for the people who until recently made contributions to the Social Insurance Fund. Expectant mothers who are left without work through no fault of their own have the right to receive a certificate of incapacity for work. And, accordingly, payments for it.

It is very important to register with one of the local employment centers if a year before pregnancy there was either a pure liquidation or a reorganization of the enterprise, as a result of which you lost your permanent job.

Separately, it should be said about women who have the status of individual entrepreneurs, but have ceased their entrepreneurial activities. The same applies to expectant mothers who have lost their lawyer or notary status. These women receive the right to formalize the receipt of maternity benefits for a non-working mother. Similarly, maternity leave is issued on the basis of sick leave.

How unemployed people are paid sick leave according to BiR

Citizens of Russia, and in our case, female citizens, have the opportunity to register at the labor exchange. Once registered, the special unemployment benefit will be paid for a year. The amount is a percentage of the salary received. Existing standards Labor Code state that if there is a sick leave certificate, the annual period is extended by the number of days specified in the certificate. For a year and a half after dismissal, the number of days on sick leave cannot exceed 365.

Pregnant women left without work are in a special status. Registration of a certificate of incapacity for work is directly in their area of ​​interest. There are several reasons for this. Pregnant women receive payment for the entire maternity leave for the periods that we mentioned in the first section of the article, when we described the payment procedure itself. But the amounts will not be significant - 613.14 rubles per month.

During the entire maternity leave, a woman cannot be deregistered at the labor exchange; her status remains officially unemployed.

During the period of leave under the BiR, the woman continues to receive unemployment benefits, but there are some nuances:

• that is, the benefit itself is not accrued during vacation, but it will be paid after the end of maternity leave (if 18 months have not passed since registration with the employment service);
• If, after the end of maternity leave, a young mother applies for child care benefits, then the payment of unemployment benefits will be suspended.

But all this is relevant if no more than a year has passed after a woman received unemployed status and before going on maternity leave. And, conversely, it is irrelevant if a woman registered with the employment service, but did not work before or worked unofficially. Dismissal at will will be a reason for the state not to pay any benefits.

How unemployed pregnant women receive maternity benefits through Social Security

It is also possible to apply for maternity benefits for unemployed people through the Social Security authorities: in this case, the payment of B&R benefits to expectant mothers who have lost their jobs due to downsizing or liquidation of the organization is carried out by local social security authorities. Here you will need to submit an application using the specified form. Plus, you also need to attach documents. Here is their list:

• maternity leave issued after the thirtieth week of pregnancy;
• extract from work book with a record of the last place of work;
• statement of dismissal due to liquidation of the enterprise;
• certificate of registration of unemployed status (this document is provided by the employment service);
• a decision made by the tax authority that the woman has ceased to work as a lawyer or notary, if such a decision took place.

The federal budget provides the required funds for social benefits, which is appointed within ten days after the submitted application has been registered. By the 26th day of the month following the month in which the application was submitted, funds from the B&R benefit are transferred to the applicant’s bank account. Another option for receiving is a postal transfer.

How do contract and civil servants, as well as full-time students, receive benefits under B&R?

As we said earlier, non-working people include civil servants, contract military personnel and full-time students. Here, the conditions for receiving will differ from those that apply to working pregnant women.

In any case, contract workers and students are required to obtain a certificate of incapacity for work. Based on this, you can submit applications for payment.

Women military and government officials

Pregnant women who serve in public service may qualify for maternity benefits. In order for them to apply for benefits, they will need to provide:

• application for maternity leave;
• a doctor's certificate;
• if the place of service does not coincide with the place of residence, then you must also provide a certificate of non-receipt of benefits at the place of residence. Such a certificate can be obtained from local social security authorities.

According to Russian laws, benefits must be accrued within ten days. The counting day is the date when the service ceased. If the service continued after receiving sick leave, then such an expectant mother is entitled to only monetary allowance. But you won’t have to count on the full amount along with maternity payments.

Funds are transferred directly from the federal budget. The budget is determined by the federal executive authorities that regulate the contract service.

Full-time students of educational institutions

This category of expectant mothers has the full right to receive maternity benefits. The budgetary or commercial training scheme will in no way influence the decision-making on this issue. Students of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions can apply for maternity benefits.

Making payments is easy. It is enough to submit an application and relevant documents to the accounting department of your educational institution. Once approved, the benefit is paid under the scholarship scheme. You can receive funds directly at the cash desk, where the scholarship is usually issued.

In the case of full-time students, the source of funding will be the federal or regional budget, from which the educational institution receives subsidies. The payment period, as for civil servants, is ten days after registration of the submitted application. The application must be accompanied by a certificate or sick leave certificate, which is issued for a period of thirty weeks.

In the article, we talked about which categories of unemployed pregnant women can qualify for payment of benefits under the BiR, and what is needed to receive this benefit without problems. But we would like to give one piece of advice: you should apply for maternity benefits after the sick leave has begun to operate. If this did not work out, then you should not be upset - you can apply within six months after the sick leave has expired.